A LaPlace resident was sentenced after pleading guilty to charges of filing false statements to the Small Business Administration (SBA), a misstep that brought the scrutiny of federal law enforcement down upon her. Latricia Hope Haynes Moliere, 51, was handed down a sentence this month following a revelation that she provided untruthful information to secure a forgivable loan through the Paycheck Protection Program.
Moliere, in her application dated March 2021, claimed ownership of a baking sole proprietorship with supposed monthly payrolls averting $8,041. According to the United States Attorney’s Office, the support for her application was nothing more than a document of deception—a fraudulent IRS Form 1040 Schedule C. Her tangled tale unraveled months later when she filed for bankruptcy, contradicting her earlier claim by stating she was not, in fact, a sole proprietor, a position that now lends her to judicial censure, and public consternation.
U.S. District Judge Eldon E. Fallon meted out a punishment of 3 years of probation and mandated a special assessment fee of $100. In addition to these penalties, Moliere agreed to return the ill-gotten gains and will pay restitution amounting to $22,742.71 to the SBA, as disclosed by court documents…